Press releases
Taxation and Customs Union
Commissioner Šemeta welcomes European Parliament's strong support for the Financial Transactions Tax
23/05/2012
MEMO/12/375 Brussels, 23 May 2012 Speaking after the European Parliament's vote in favour of the Commission's proposal for a financial transactions tax today, Commissioner Šemeta said: "I warmly welcome today's endorsement by the European Parliament of ...
Maroš ŠEFČOVIČ Vice-President of the European Commission Responsible for Interinstitutional Relations and Administration Committees of Inquiry: VP ŠEFČOVIČ welcomes EP initiative E...
23/05/2012
SPEECH/12/381 The Lisbon treaty included many innovations in favour of the European Parliament, one of which is Parliament's new right of initiative to set the ground rules for Committees of Inquiry. This clearly puts democracy in the driving seat and ...
Algirdas Šemeta EU Commissioner for Taxation and Customs Union, Audit and Anti-Fraud Statement on Savings Tax Agreements and VAT strategy Press conference ECOFIN Council Brussels, 15 May 2012
15/05/2012
SPEECH/12/359 "I am extremely frustrated that we could not reach agreement today on the mandates to negotiate new and stronger savings tax agreements with Switzerland and the 4 other third countries. Let me remind you what is at stake here....
[12 KB] EU SAVINGS TAX RULES AND SAVINGS AGREEMENTS WITH THIRD COUNTRIES: frequently asked questions
15/05/2012
MEMO/12/353 Brussels, 15 May 2012 Why is an EU approach to tackling evasion in the area of savings taxation important? A strong unified stance is essential in tackling tax evasion when part of a Single Market....
Eurostat
Taxation trends in the European Union Further increase in VAT rates in 2012 Corporate and top personal income tax rates inch up after long decline
21/05/2012
Taxation trends in the European Union - Further increase in VAT rates in 2012 - Corporate and top personal income tax rates inch up after long decline
Anti-Fraud
OLAF, Eurojust meet to coordinate investigations into Members of the European Parliament
11/04/2011
Cigarette smugglers in Lithuania caught with 70 million cigarettes
11/04/2011
OLAF reaffirms its competence to investigate members of the European Parliament
29/03/2011
olaf/11/4 Brussels, 28 March 2011 According to a report in The Sunday Times issued on 20 March 2011 three Members of the European Parliament (MEP) agreed to put forward amendments to draft legislation in the European Parliament in return for a fee....
Algirdas Šemeta Commissioner responsible for Taxation "Towards a more efficient European Anti-Fraud Office" European Parliament - CONT Committee Brussels, 22 March 2011
22/03/2011
SPEECH/11/201 Distinguished Members, Ladies and gentlemen, I am very pleased to be here today to present you the Amended proposal for the reform of the European Anti-Fraud Office. In the Reflection paper I presented you before last summer, the Commission ...
Huge Illegal Cigarette Factory in Poland Raided
15/03/2011
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